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Boys basketball roundup: Alonso earns first postseason berth
VALRICO — Alonso parlayed its third winning season in school history with its first ever playoff berth by defeating Plant 57-52 in Wednesday’s Class 6A, District 7 semifinal at Bloomingdale. The No. 2 Ravens will play top seed Wharton, which cruised to a 69-44 win over Newsome, in Friday’s district ...
Read moreWed. Feb. 06, 2013 at 10:36 p.m. | Steve Lee
VIDEO: Boys basketball: Baskets, fun flow freely at all-star game
TAMPA — At several junctures throughout Friday night’s Hillsborough County boys all-star game, West coach Steve Smith — a mild undercurrent of frustration in his voice — implored his group to play defense. He might have had better luck imploring the revelers at the nearby Springsteen concert to remain seated. ...
Read moreFri. March 23, 2012 at 11:35 p.m. | Joey Knight
Hillsborough: Wednesday night's live roundup
Girls soccer roundup Class 5A, District 7: Junior Taylor DeCaire’s goal in the waning seconds of regulation preserved No. 2-seeded Newsome’s season in the semifinals with a 3-2 penalty kick win over Wharton. Maria Cate had the final penalty kick in an extra session that featured 10 of them. As ...
Read moreThu. Jan. 19, 2012 at 12:00 a.m. | Joey Knight
Mackey steps down at Newsome
Newsome boys basketball coach Jon Mackey is walking away from coaching after nearly four decades to spend more time with family. And he already knows where that family time will be spent. Thompson-Boling Arena at the University of Tennessee, Thomas Mack Center at UNLV and Humphrey Coliseum at Mississippi State, ...
Read moreWed. Sept. 14, 2011 at 7:20 p.m. | Joey Knight
All-Suncoast girls and boys basketball
Boys player of the year Quincy Ford, Sr., F, Gibbs Opponents have learned not to challenge Quincy Ford. Ford, a 6-foot-8 forward, forms a veritable wall as the Gladiators’ last line of defense. The few times opponents dare to enter the lane, they are greeted by long arms that usually ...
Read moreSat. April 02, 2011 at 1:48 a.m. | Times Staff
Basketball: Bogie's Taylor shines with 36 in all-star game; Hillsborough boys win in a rout
ST. PETERSBURG — The Pinellas-Hillsborough County girls game took on a playoff atmosphere at Eckerd College on Friday as the contest went into overtime for the first time in its 12-year history. In the end, Boca Ciega's Tamara Taylor scored four of her game-high 36 in the second overtime as ...
Read moreFri. March 18, 2011 at 9:06 p.m. | Chris Girandola
Basketball: Durant's Nation scores 26, earns MVP in East-West All-Star Game
TAMPA — With the regular season and playoffs behind them, it was time for the 20 Hillsborough County seniors to showcase their talent in the county's annual all-star game, sponsored by the Tampa Bay Basketball Coaches Association.Each team did just that in a game full of impressive layups and crowd-pleasing ...
Read moreThu. March 10, 2011 at 8:43 p.m. | Patti McDonald
5A-8 district basketball: Durant 52, Plant City 36; East Bay 56, Newsome 51
PLANT CITY — Durant advanced to the final of the Class 5A, District 8 tournament by thrashing Plant City 52-36 on the Raiders' home court Wednesday. The Cougars opened the game with an 11-0 run fueled by senior forward Andre Nation, who finished with 26 points. "He's player of the ...
Read moreWed. Feb. 09, 2011 at 9:21 p.m. | David Rice
Blake paces itself in win over Newsome
TAMPA — For at least one game against a quality foe, veteran Blake coach Winston Davis wanted to see his team blend its physical attributes with one elusive virtue. Monday night, in the Yellow Jackets’ 19th contest, Davis got his wish. For the better part of 32 minutes against resurgent ...
Read moreMon. Jan. 24, 2011 at 11:31 p.m. | Joey Knight
Newsome takes charge from start in win over Durant
PLANT CITY — This season’s first clash between Class 5A, District 8 rivals Durant and Newsome came down to overtime with the visiting Cougars winning by six points. Tuesday’s rematch at Durant was nowhere near as close. Newsome jumped out to a 12-point halftime lead en route to a lopsided ...
Read moreWed. Jan. 05, 2011 at 12:34 a.m. | Steve Lee
Boys basketball: Plant City 58, Newsome 56
LITHIA — Facing a five-point deficit with just more than a minute left Wednesday, it seemed as if Plant City's comeback at Newsome was over. But after Brown Peterson's 3-pointer with 46 seconds left, the pressing Raiders forced a turnover. Then Nick Bryce hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 25 seconds ...
Read moreWed. Dec. 01, 2010 at 7:50 p.m. | Adam Berry
Hillsborough boys basketball preview
For those of us on the prep sports beat, the mild temperatures arrived with a mild quandary: How do we awaken readers to the dawn of another basketball season with football playoffs in full swing? Our solution: Incorporate some March Madness into mid November, previewing the local boys teams in ...
Read moreSun. Nov. 21, 2010 at 8:46 p.m. | Joey Knight
Newsome's Hodges signs with Polk
Newsome senior Jake Hodges, the Wolves' No. 2 scorer and rebounder, has signed with two-year program Polk State College (formerly Polk Community College) in Winter Haven, Wolves coach Jon Mackey announced. A sturdy 6-foot-4 forward, Hodges averaged 15.2 points and 5.7 rebounds as a senior, leading Newsome (22-9) to the ...
Read moreWed. May 05, 2010 at 12:55 p.m. | Joey Knight
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Recruit: Jake Hodges
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Recruit: Jake Hodges
Wolves' Shepherd has Saint Leo offer
Newsome senior shooting guard Samal Shepherd, who will exit the program with 11 school records, has received a scholarship offer from Division II Saint Leo, Wolves coach Jon Mackey confirmed. No other formal offers have arrived, but Shepherd, who led Newsome to within a game of the Class 5A final ...
Read moreWed. April 07, 2010 at 3:44 p.m. | Joey Knight
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Recruit: Samal Shepherd
Saint Leo
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Recruit: Samal Shepherd
Newsome's Shepherd, Plant's Taylor highlight winter sports honorees
Talented Newsome senior basketball player Samal Shepherd received good news earlier this week -- his first scholarship offer, something he had anxiously been awaiting, came from St. Leo on Tuesday -- but on Friday morning his school week ended with a surprise. Each season the top players in each sport in Hillsborough County ...
Read moreFri. March 26, 2010 at 11:16 a.m. | Eduardo A. Encina